disappeared

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /dɪsəˈpɪəd/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /dɪsəˈpɪɹd/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /dɪsəˈpiːɹd/

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• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)d

Adjective

disappeared (not comparable)

1. (informal, euphemistic) Caused to disappear by someone, often for political reasons.

Translations

caused to disappear

• Galician: desaparecido (gl)
• Portuguese: desaparecido (pt)
• Spanish: desaparecido (es)

Verb

disappeared

1. simple past and past participle of disappear
   • 1948, Carey McWilliams, North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States, J. B. Lippincott Company, page 75:

     In 1866 Colonel J. F. Meline noted that the rebozo had almost disappeared in Santa Fe and that hoop skirts, on sale in the stores, were being widely used.